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Tonga 1935-74 Tin Can Mail Collection with numerous coloured cachets in many languages, plus various passenger ship cachets incl 'Marama', and the more common types incl 'Manowai' (with blue or violet ship cachet), 'Maunganui', and later liners the 'Mariposa' & 'Monterey', also 1938 inward cover from USA and 1984 Royal Viking Star cover with 'Posted at Tin-can Is' in blue crossed out beside 2 line cachet 'No mail collection/available at Island'. Interesting lot. Condition is very mixed. (80+)

1952 (Feb 29) cover to Melbourne with Australian ½d Roo & 3½d KGVI tied by largely fine strike of 'RAAF PO/29FE52/COCOS ISLAND datestamp, and a very fine strike of 'TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS' handstamp in violet. Ex Kim Dwyer .[Scarce use by a RAAF serviceman of Tin Can Mail service]

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1952 (Feb 29) cover to UK with 5½d Commonwealth tied by fine strikes of 'RAAF PO/29FE52/COCOS ISLAND' datestamp and 'TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS' handstamp in violet. [Scarce use by a RAAF serviceman of Tin Can Mail service]